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  • OSCE & CoE Observers find elections to correspond to int'l standards

    Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
    May 13 2007


    Observers from OSCE and the Council of Europe stated that the
    parliamentary elections in Armenia to a considerable degree
    corresponded to the international standards


    Yerevan, May 13. /Mediamax/. The joint Observation Mission of
    ODIHR/OSCE, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the
    OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament stated in
    Yerevan today that the parliamentary elections in Armenia to a
    considerable degree corresponded to the international standards.

    As the Special Coordinator of OSCE for the elections in Armenia,
    Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Tone Tingsgaard
    stated at a news conference in Yerevan today, as compared to the
    previous parliamentary elections there were positive changes
    registered. According to him, the observers also registered some
    shortcomings, in particular, the slow speed of vote-count.
    Nevertheless, the given shortcomings were not substantial. `All this
    is good for the young Armenian democracy', Tone Tingsgaard stated.

    The Head of the Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
    Council of Europe Leo Platvoet stated that the held elections were a
    progress as compared to the previous elections, which were criticized
    of by the international community. `The Council of Europe
    congratulates its member on the progress during the elections', Leo
    Platvoet stated.--0--
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